CREATORS: BRAD FALCHUK AND RYAN MURPHY
STARRING: JESSICAN LANGE, EMMA ROBERTS, JAMIE BREWER, EVAN PETERS, TAISSA FARMIGA, SARAH PAULSON, AND KATHY BATES
I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHERE TO START. THIS FIRST EPISODE'S EXPLOSION OF BLOOD IS MIND BLOWING.
THE UNIQUE FACT THAT EACH SEASON OF AMERICAN HORROR STORY IS COMPLETELY UNRELATED TO EACH OTHER IS GENUIS, HOWEVER, IT'S WAY MORE DIFFICULT IN THE SENSE THAT EVERY FIRST EPISODE HAS TO BE INTERTWINED WITH BACKSTORIES OF THE NEW CHARACTERS. SOMEHOW, FALCHUK AND MURPHY ARE INCREDIBLY ARTISTIC AND SEEM TO HAVE NO PROBLEM SUCCEEDING IN THIS WITHOUT BORING THE VIEWERS TO DEATH. IN MY OPINION, THE KEY TO THIS IS TO SHOW US WHO THE CHARACTERS ARE AS OPPOSED TO TELLING US. THIS IN ITSELF IS A FASCINATING ACCOMPLISHMENT.
I ALSO HAVE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE ART THAT LIES BURIED INSIDE THE SCREENWRITING. IN THE BEGINNING, JESSICA LANGE TOLD THE DOCTOR, "I'LL HAVE WHAT SHE'S HAVING", IN REFERENCE TO THE MEDICINE THAT MADE ALLEGRA YOUNG AGAIN. THIS IS AN AWESOME OMAGE TO ROB REINER'S WHEN HARRY MET SALLY. I ALSO FOUND WICKED HUMOR WHEN LANGE TOLD SARAH PAULSON THAT IT WAS IRONIC SHE DIDN'T OWN A BROOM. SOMETIMES IT TAKES MORE THAN ONE VIEWING TO CATCH THESE LITTLE THINGS, SO I WATCHED IT THREE TIMES. (I KNOW IT'S ONLY SUNDAY, BUT I SWEAR I HAVE A LIFE!)
THE MUSIC WAS KILLER IN THIS EPISODE. I FEEL LIKE IT CONSTANTLY PUMPED YOU UP FOR WHAT WAS IN STORE. IT WORKED AS A GREAT AESTHETIC, ADDING MORE EMOTION TO ALL DIFFERENT SCENES, INCLUDING THE INTRODUCTION OF EACH CHARACTER, ESPECIALLY THE ACTORS FROM PREVIOUS SEASONS! IT ALSO INTENSIFIED THE TERROR AND WAS ROCKING WHEN LANGE WAS HAVING HER INFAMOUS SOLO PARTY.
JESSICA LANGE IS, WAS, AND ALWAYS WILL BE THE FUCKING MASTER CHARACTER. WHETHER SHE IS CONSTANCE, SISTER JUDE, OR FIONA, SHE ALWAYS DELIVERS THE GOOD WITH THE EVIL. LANGE ALWAYS SEEMS TO HAVE THE ABILITY TO LIGHT UP A ROOM WITH POSITIVE ENERGY, OR PUT HER CIGARETTE OUT ON A PLATE WHILE HER EVIL AURA DOMINATES. THIS IS PRICELESS BECAUSE I NEVER CAN INITIALLY SENSE WHAT HER INTENTIONS ARE. HER UNPREDICTABLE APPEARANCE AND ACTIONS KEEP THE VIEWERS ON THE TIP OF THEIR TOES.
IN EACH SEASON, AMERICAN HORROR STORY'S CAST KEEPS GROWING. I THINK IT'S FAIR TO SAY THAT THIS SEASON'S CAST IS TOP FUCKING NOTCH. OBVIOUSLY IT'S HEARTWARMING TO SEE YOUR FAVORITE ACTORS FROM OTHER SEASONS COME TO LIFE ALL OVER AGAIN, BUT KATHY BATES IS A CRUCIAL ADDITION! I MEAN, REGARDLESS HOW MANY BROOMS ONE COULD POSSIBLY POSSESS, NOBODY COULD EVER ESCALATE ABOVE JESSICA LANGE, BUT BATES IS SURE TO SHINE IN THE UPCOMING EPISODES.
AND OF COURSE, I SAVED THE BEST FOR LAST. MISS MADISON MONTGOMERY, OH HOW YOU STOLE MY CROWN FOR BEST CHARACTER OF THE SEASON, ALONG WITH MY HEART OF COURSE. EMMA ROBERTS' CHARACTER REALLY STANDS OUT IN MY EYES. THE COMBINATION OF HER BITCHY DIALOGUE AND IMPRESSIVE POWER MAKE HER PRESENCE KNOWN. I HAVE MY FINGERS CROSSED THAT SHE NOT ONLY BLOWS THE ROOF OFF IN THIS SEASON, BUT ALSO IN FUTURE SEASONS. SHE'S AQUARIUS TOO..JUST SAYING...
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